Totally agree. Very unique twist on the dystopian genre.I thought Book of M was terrific.I really liked it, but the ending was disappointing for me. The "elephant never forgets" stuff was unintentionally funny IMOFor whatever reason, something just clicked with me and I saw the ending coming pretty far out. The way everything was intentionally not being said and described, I knew it wasn't going to be her wife,and at first I was disappointed, but the more I thought about it and how it all ended up working with the other themes of the book, I kinda really dug it. I was pretty impressed for this being her first novel and especially bringing something different to the post apocalyptic story
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Totally agree. Very unique twist on the dystopian genre.I thought Book of M was terrific.
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Started reading Don Winslow's The Border. It's probably terrific.
Also, I wondered what my last post was all about. It was about the last post on the previous page, not shad's.
Also, I wondered what my last post was all about. It was about the last post on the previous page, not shad's.
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Did you read the previously 2 in that trilogy? I can't remember if they are all stand alones?Started reading Don Winslow's The Border. It's probably terrific.
Also, I wondered what my last post was all about. It was about the last post on the previous page, not shad's.
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I did. It certainly makes sense to read them in order.Did you read the previously 2 in that trilogy? I can't remember if they are all stand alones?Started reading Don Winslow's The Border. It's probably terrific.
Also, I wondered what my last post was all about. It was about the last post on the previous page, not shad's.
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I picked up Tom Sweterlitsch's Tomorrow and Tomorrow since I liked The Gone World so much (and all of the Pittsburgh tie-ins). Eh. You can tell this was his debut novel.
I love the futuristic world it creates but hate the writing style. He tried to go really hard with the cyberpunk futuristic style, but he does it in journal format from the perspective of the main protagonist the entire book. It's distracting and exhausting, if that makes sense. It meanders all over the place.
I am going to try and finish it but it is a chore.
I love the futuristic world it creates but hate the writing style. He tried to go really hard with the cyberpunk futuristic style, but he does it in journal format from the perspective of the main protagonist the entire book. It's distracting and exhausting, if that makes sense. It meanders all over the place.
I am going to try and finish it but it is a chore.
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I agree.
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Next up is The Hobbit, which I have sadly never read. Kind of excited I saved it so I can experience it now.
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I just finished "Behind the Fireplace: Memoir of a girl working for the Dutch Resistance". Her son, Andrew Scott interviewed her for the book. Absolutely a fascinating read.
"Behind the Fireplace" refers to the secret room her family hid Jewish refugees in.
"Behind the Fireplace" refers to the secret room her family hid Jewish refugees in.
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not sure how old your kid is, but that was a fun book to read to mine (also one of my favorite books)Next up is The Hobbit, which I have sadly never read. Kind of excited I saved it so I can experience it now.
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Yes. We got the illustrated edition which was a lot of fun to read together - a lot of detail though.not sure how old your kid is, but that was a fun book to read to mine (also one of my favorite books)Next up is The Hobbit, which I have sadly never read. Kind of excited I saved it so I can experience it now.
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Oh yeah, a lot to unpack for the youngest, but that means more voices for me. I also did the illustrated versionYes. We got the illustrated edition which was a lot of fun to read together - a lot of detail though.not sure how old your kid is, but that was a fun book to read to mine (also one of my favorite books)Next up is The Hobbit, which I have sadly never read. Kind of excited I saved it so I can experience it now.
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Put this on hold at the library, finally.What I think is lacking in many YA novels and fantasy/sci-fi in general recently is multiple intrigues and complexity. There is often one story, one mystery. But throughout these first two books there is so much complexity and questions to answer, beyond world building. I like my sci-fis/fantasy to not just be complex world building, but complex plots.
I think I've mentioned it before, but for a YA-friendly fantasy/sci-fi series, I highly recommend the Heartstrikers series by Rachel Aaron.
It would fall into the "urban fantasy" genre, and the main character is a dragon in an alternate United States with magic. Really good characters, story, and writing. These books are good enough that I bought each one even though they are included in my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0793 ... rw_dp_labf
Cool, I'll check it out!
I took at look at this book on goodreads, and I had to laugh at one of the questions/answers:
Q: Is there swearing or sex
A: Yes, there's a kiss, and a couple almost kisses. He's 24, she's 25, it works
Ma'am, that is not sex.
Okay. @Shyster I love Marci.
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Okay. @Shyster I love Marci.
Marci to me is a more interesting character than Julius, who can come across as a little too nice at times. They really compliment each other. The whole series is packed with colorful characters (both figuratively and literally when many characters are brightly colored feathered dragons). My personal favorite is Chelsie. Her story doesn't get fleshed out until the later books, though.
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'Extraordinary' 500-year-old library catalogue reveals books lost to time
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Wow.
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Damn. That is really cool.
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anyone recommend any other books by Yann Martel. I enjoyed Life of Pi
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Just finished the first two books of the Thrawn trilogy. Going back to re-read these was a great choice, I don't remember them at all since I read them in high school.
I am also going back and re-reading A Walk in the Woods again. Bill Bryson is IMO one of the funniest damn writers around.
I am also going back and re-reading A Walk in the Woods again. Bill Bryson is IMO one of the funniest damn writers around.
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I'm listening to the second of the new Thrawn trilogy. Pretty good stuff.
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EL Doctorow's Ragtime is a fabulous book.
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How much of a break do you typically take between first, second, and subsequent reads of a fictional work? There are some books that I just love and have to keep myself trying to reread as not to render them flat in my mind. I waited a good 20 years before re-reading Replay by Ken Grimwood and I'm glad I did. There is a John Grisham book that I read twice in the course of about three years simply because I love the setting (Ford County/Clanton).
Sometimes I'm troubled about whether or not I should even bother re-reading a book. I'll never have time to read every book I'll want to read so it's hard for me to circle back and hit something twice unless I really yearn for it.
Sometimes I'm troubled about whether or not I should even bother re-reading a book. I'll never have time to read every book I'll want to read so it's hard for me to circle back and hit something twice unless I really yearn for it.
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